A battle that you win cancels any other bad action of yours. In the same way, by losing one, all the good things worked by you before become vain.

The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.

Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.

I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks and apostles

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to enslave a people that wants to remain free.

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.

Power is the pivot on which everything hinges. He who has the power is always right; the weaker is always wrong.

To live in happiness, always do something that will bring joy to others.

The springboard for your success is between your ears.

In moments such as these, it’s the minor seconds that count. Seconds that can make or break you. Seconds that can save your life.

There's not a strong autobiographical strain in my fiction. A few bits of fact here and there.

I want a very ordered image, but I want it to come about by chance.

We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.

These manly sentiments, in private life, make the good citizen; in public life, the patriot and the hero.

If you never want to be criticized, for goodness sake don't do anything new.

Underdevelopment is a lack of maintenance.

Acting, at least for me, is very unreal, and when I'm doing it, I actually feel embarrassed.